Social Work

This new edition of Social Work Research in Practice: Ethical and Political Contexts explores the intrinsic connection between knowledge, research ...

Psychology is an important part of the social work syllabus, usually studied as a separate module in the first year, but also integrated within the...

Children who are cared for in an out of home placement are in need of support and stability. This classic text offers information and advice for pr...

This book examines key sociological theories that have contributed to the understanding of the nature of social work, its organisation and delivery...

Community development both a collective effort and an achievement driven by individual facilitators with the aim of lifting a community out of pove...

This book examines key sociological theories that have contributed to the understanding of the nature of social work, its organisation and delivery...

Field Education: Creating Successful Placements introduces students to the experiences of those involved in social work field education placements ...

Elaine Aspinwall-Roberts is a Senior Lecturer in Adult Social Care at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. She is a qualified social worker and wa...

Elaine Aspinwall-Roberts is a Senior Lecturer in Adult Social Care at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. She is a qualified social worker and wa...

Families, in whatever form they may take, are at the center of all our lives. In the absence of a comprehensive national family policy, any policy ...

What shapes human behavior? Christopher Hudson approaches this conundrum with an outstanding grasp of the theoretical underpinnings of the human se...

Using forty years of evidence-based research as its core, Family Engagement with Education: Strategies for School Social Workers and Educators is t...

This book is the first to chronicle the story of Housing First (HF), a paradigm-shifting evidence-based approach to ending homelessness that began ...

Assessment and Intervention with Mothers and Partners Following Child Sexual Abuse provides child protection professionals with the guidance they n...